A young woman was struck and killed in Bloomfield by a driver who "freaked out" and left the accident scene on his way home after a night of drinking on the South Side, police said in a criminal complaint.

An online docket shows that Kyle O'Connor, 21, was awaiting arraignment Wednesday after being arrested on a felony charge of accidents involving death or personal injury.

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Jessica McChesney, 26, of Edgewood, died of blunt force trauma to the head and neck, according to the Allegheny County medical examiner. Authorities said she was struck near the intersection of Baum Boulevard and Morewood Avenue at about 2:35 a.m. Sunday.

A person identified as "Witness 1" was interviewed Tuesday by police. The witness told police that O'Connor said he hit a person who rolled up on his windshield, then he stopped his vehicle, but left the scene and went home and parked behind his building on South Graham Street, according to the complaint.

The witness and surveillance video from PNC Bank and GetGo on Baum Boulevard helped police identify the vehicle as a silver/gray Toyota RAV4, according to the complaint. A police investigator who was sent to O'Connor's home Tuesday saw a damaged RAV4 parked in the rear.

When the investigator arrived at O'Connor's home and explained why he was there, and that he had a search warrant for the man's vehicle, O'Connor "spontaneously uttered that he 'was in an accident and I will take full responsibility for it.' He stated the female ran into the roadway and he attempted to stop, however he was unable to do so," according to the complaint.

In a subsequent interview at police headquarters, O'Connor told detectives about his activities in the hours leading up to the fatal accident.

"O'Connor stated during the interview he left work at the Fox Chapel Yacht Club and went home and took a shower. He left home and went to Primanti's, where he had a corned beef sandwich," police said in the complaint. "He stated as he was driving east on Baum Boulevard, a girl ran across the road and hit his car. He stated he freaked out and continued home."

As the interview continued, police said O'Connor provided more details.

"He stated he contacted his friend and they met on the South Side at Mario's and Diesel. He stated while at Mario's he had five Miller Lite beers and at Diesel he had three Miller Lite beers. He also stated he never went to Primanti's, he drove by and saw a large crowd so he decided to go home," according to the complaint. "While traveling on Baum Boulevard at approximately 35 to 40 mph, he hit a person, however, he did not stop. He went home where he observed the damage to his vehicle."

McChesney's boyfriend, JT Seelman, told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 that the two had been with friends at a house nearby before she left the party without her keys or her cell phone.

"I think she just wanted to clear her head, and she left the party," Seelman said. "I went to look for her and couldn't find her. I looked for her all night, for seven or eight hours, just driving to her apartment and mine."

Seelman said he finally called police and was told that an unidentified woman had been found on the street and was in the hospital.

Originally from the Erie area, McChesney had recently started working at Bechtel Corporation.

"She touched so many lives, the minute you would meet her she would impact you," Seelman said. "She was one of those special people. She had the biggest heart you'd ever meet. She changed my life completely."